Howdy, y'all! It's me again, back at it again with those awesome epic RPs... and stuph! I guess. IDK.
I've been inactive in the past couple months for a variety of reasons. One of them being that I stopped RPing on this site, as I suffered from some depressive episodes (I quit from an RP due to feelings of alienation, and I stopped another RP because no one was active and I lost morale to keep it going). However, a few months later, I actually had quite a few ideas swimming in my head, and I figured that I'd give this one another go, and that I'll try to make sure that I stick it out this time. This is a revival of one of the old RPs that I stopped a while ago, you can find it here. However, this one is a little different, as I'll explain below.
This takes place in 2018, in a much different future than what we are aware of. Things have changed for the better since the beginning of 2016 (rather than change for the worst, like we are seeing right now), and the world is changing as quite a great and rapid pace. However, while things are looking good, a group of superheroes known as the Powerbound Alliance, things are looking bad for them. Quite a lot of their original heroes disappeared without a trace, and a whole lot of the new guys in the Alliance have no clue what to do about it. So they decided to recruit more heroes into the Alliance, train them, and help them find the missing heroes. While that is the main goal and main storyline of the RP, there is potential for side-quests and potential for subplots and stuff in between missions. Feel free to read the context at your leisure!
For millenia, there have been instances of human beings that had the possession of powers beyond the comprehension of their peers. Human beings that had abilities that many considered godlike, and abilities many believed to be the work of demons. These human beings, and others with abilities of that nature (aliens, werewolves, vampires, beasts, etc.) have been recorded all throughout history, and are known today only by a name that seperated them from everyone else... Supernaturals.
Many Supernaturals have made their appearances in the past, whether they be considered prophets of God himself, or spawns of Satan. Many have made their appearances quite known throughout history... such as that of Jesus Christ... or that of Bigfoot. However, ever since the spread of various religions and the creation of various cultures around the world through the mideval period and colonial periods, many Supernaturals have been put to trial as "witches" and "demons", and were put to death by the population, regardless of the intention of the Supernatural. Ever since then, Supernaturals have made themselves sparse, and went into hiding whenever they could (though instances of them still popped up in history, such as that of Nikola Tesla and Rasputin).
It wasn't until World War II that the Supernaturals have gone out of hiding. Many of them, having been Supernaturals that lived through the times that their kind has been killed off by lynch mobs, witnessed the horrors of the atrocities that the Nazi party have brought to Europe. A small group of Supernaturals that were once a resistance movement against the occupying Nazi army soon formed an alliance known as the Powerbound Alliance, with Joseph Morelli as its head, with a modified Morelli Coat of Arms being the flag of the group. The mission of the group was to prevent things like the Nazi atrocities from happening again, and to stop evil wherever it may lay.
However, nothing really called for their help. Most of the conflicts that occurred after World War II had no clear good guy and no clear bad guy. The locals of many areas that the Alliance operated in were helped in secret, but the Alliance didn't have any reliable sources of information, and had a hard time travelling as a group. Soon, over time, members of the Alliance either passed away or left to go live their own lives. While the Alliance still held together, its numbers dwindled over time. And after failed operations and many killed in attempts to stop genocides in Iraqi Kurdistan and Darfur (Southern Sudan), the Powerbound Alliance was pummelled, and couldn't do much.
And then it came on the news. Kobani. A city under siege from the Islamic State, a terrorist organization made up entirely of violent psychotics that fought under the flag of Islam. Thousands of Jihadis entering the city with hundreds of tanks and drones, and the only ones to defend the city were a few hundred poorly armed and poorly trained Kurdish men and women. With their backs to the wall, the Kurds had no way out, and were surrounded. Death looked certain for the Kurdish men and women defending the city, until the Powerbound Alliance, in full, showed up to their aid, and tore the Islamic State apart with their variety of powers. The tides of the battle have turned, and when the Coalition arrived with jets and bombs, the Islamic State was forced to pull out of Kobani, and the Kurds won back their city. After the battle was won, the Alliance fully expected the Kurds to shoot them in the back, but instead, they celebrated them and praised them as answers to their prayers, believing that their powers are gifts from God himself. After that battle, the Powerbound Alliance, and the YPG brigade that they helped, the 32nd, kicked ISIS ass together, and helped end the Syrian Civil War.
Alot of things have changed in 2016. With a massive political revolution happening on all fronts, and many parts of the world, many things have changed for the better. Bernie Sanders won the 2016 Presidential Election by a landslide, with a congress backing him up as well. Peace talks with Syria were successful, with the inclusion of the SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) in the talks, which helped create a ceasefire to defeat ISIS. With a new referendum, and with the help of the Sanders Administration, Kurdistan became Independent, and soon under the rule of the leftist PUK party. Scotland also became independent, and with the SDF conquering Raqqa, the Islamic State was soon defeated in 2017. With Iraqi Kurdistan independent, there were a whole lot of changes within the political sphere in the Middle East. However, while many nations thrived, others declined and destablized, some of them falling into the iron fists of facism. Either way, with sweeping reform happening in the next two years, things were looking good for 2018.
February 2018. The Powerbound Alliance was looking pretty good. With new recruits found along the way, and a new sanctuary established in Upstate New York (complete with owned and operated safehouses all over the world, and a nearby missile silo estate under their ownership). The YPG/SDF unit they fought with from Kobani soon formed a mercenary group known only as The 32nd, and with training from the Powerbound Alliance (and seperate training from Germany and Isreal), they now work closely with the Powerbound Alliance, and participate in almost every mission with them. Things were looking great all around.
That was until the Original Heroes, including Joseph Morelli, disappeared without a single trace.
The whole Alliance was in panic. No one knew what to do. There were no clues left behind, and the people in charge of the surveillance cameras were asleep when the disappearance happened. No vehicles were stolen from the property, no weapons taken, and all assets around the world are intact. It was as if they existed in the first place.
The next few months were almost chaos. People were fighting over who should be the new leader of the Powerbound Alliance. People were fighting over what should be done next, and a few people even pointed fingers at the 32nd, the closest thing that the Powerbound Alliance has to family members without superpowers, blaming them for the disappearances. Soon enough, the financier/asset manager of the Powerbound Alliance, Vance Allen, took control of the Alliance, and steered it into the right direction. The Powerbound Alliance was soon reorganized, and new recruits were needed to help them investigate the disappearance of the Original Heroes. Liza Martinez, with the help of Kelsea Raymond, sent letters out to many individuals around the world to displayed unique talents or extraordinary ability... an invitation to a secret organization known only as the Powerbound Alliance.
And so the adventure begins with our new heroes...
So yeah. That's the storyline of Powerbound: Sense of Right Alliance. This all takes place in 2018, which isn't really much different than today, other than things actually being... less shitty than IRL today. The main plot of this RP is that the characters must find the Original Heroes that disappeared, but people can do anything in between missions, whether it would be talking to other characters or doing all kinds of activities in the Sanctuary. This kind of RP is both a slice-of-life and adventure RP, to bring in the best of both worlds, you know? :D But yeah, that's how it's gonna go.
This RP also has lots of potential for spinoffs and "origins" RPs, where people could have their own RPs based off their characters while they wait in between posts. Relationships with other characters is strongly encouraged in this RP, and while I may be playing all NPCs there, my job here is to play the world... you guys play the game! :D
The RP itself would start with a gathering of supernatural beings responding to a secret call in Upstate New York to be part of an alliance of heroes. However, I'll have you guys vote for how the RP starts in the OOC once you join, and once I get it up. While people could play almost any race they want, it has to have a good reason. Normal superheroes are good, but there's gotta be a damn good reason why you're playing an angel, demon, alien or non-superpowered person (or a robot for that matter). They have a sanctuary based in Upstate New York, which is a massive mansion converted into a school/living/training area, that has a massive lot and property that is off the grid, complete with its own forests, wildlife, gardens and other such things. Most of the training and slice-of-life stuff would take place there, though a whole lot of missions would take place abroad (and I would be doing thorough research on said places so I can give them each their own unique atmosphere). I'll come up with more details as I build this RP, and as you guys ask questions and show interest.
Playable characters are that of heroes and neutrals that are part of the alliance. You guys could make villains, but as long as they are just part of story arcs of your characters or other player characters (if agreed upon). But for main villains, leave them to me. However, you guys are FREE to give me ideas of what kind of villains to bring into this RP for you guys to fight, so please, feel free to send them to me! :D I want you guys to be playing lower-tiered characters too so they would have time to grow, develop and become more powerful as the RP/story goes on. I also encourage drama, romance, relationships and all of that in between character so I want to have that going along with the adventure so it won't be too boring.
Common sense rules and all of that. I'll list more stuff here as they come to me, and as you guys ask questions. Please tell me what you would like to see, and please ask me questions about stuff that I might have missed! I hope to redeem this thing and make this a much better RP for everyone. And for the love of god... please don't flake on me.
Please feel free to ask any questions, I will be happy to answer them all! :D
I decided it was a bad idea to continue on with this thing. Things have been getting too busy for me IRL for me to GM. I can play in other RPs, but I just can't run my own at the moment. Sorry.
@Mr Allen J@Framing A Moose Yeah guys I'm really sorry, I honestly thought that no one really wanted to do it other than 2 folks with slight interest, and I got myself involved with other RPs instead. And besides, I was afraid that if I tried again, it was gonna crash and burn like last time, and it would end up being a waste of my time, and everyone else's as well.
@AbandonedIntel I don't think it burned...or crashed. As cheesy as it sounds, I think that it just had to make an emergency landing for a little while, and that it'll take off again someday soon.
Well, that's alright. You should take your time to get the best possible result. Maybe we can do this someday, but I was about to get busy sooner or later anyway, so good luck.
@Framing A Moose That's actually a good way to put it, really. I didn't execute it well anyway, I just gotta figure out how to start it where everyone could jump in eagerly, but without all of the boring and agonizing reading and waiting.
@Lord of Evil Thanks for your understanding, and while I do plan on doing this someday, it's just not going to be too soon. I'm hitting a really busy period in my life, and it's gonna be a little bumpy. Once things get smoothed out, hopefully by then I would actually have Powerbound developed and fully realized. XD Again, thanks for your understanding.